The source said that Wendy Williams “was calling several people early Saturday morning, begging people to bring her booze. “She was asking for clear liquor to be brought to her in water bottles so no one would suspect it.”
The insider went on: “She would ask, and then call repeatedly to follow up on her request.” The source added that they “felt their phone was blowing up,” from Wendy’s constant calls.
The U.S. Sun has contacted Wendy’s representative for comment. The former Wendy Williams Show host – who is currently filming her own reality show – has battled a well-publicized drinking problem for years. As The U.S. Sun previously exclusively reported Wendy’s struggles with alcoholism were so serious that she was in intensive treatment at a Malibu wellness facility for nearly two months.
Wendy’s team had announced that the host was in treatment in mid-September last year, but one source explained she had already been at the facility for about a month before that announcement was made.
“Alcohol has been a real struggle for her over the past several years. She is battling severe alcohol abuse mixed with serious health issues,” one source close to the star added. She was being treated for “extreme alcohol abuse. There are no other drugs involved. She has had numerous doctors who have told her for years ‘If you drink, you’ll die.’
“She never really wanted to stop and the people around her in New York have allowed her to keep drinking.” After two months in treatment, one source said Wendy has been struggling and her progress has been slow.
A ROUGH ROAD
Sources have told The U.S. Sun that Wendy has been struggling to stop drinking in recent months. The insider said: “Wendy can’t stop drinking, she just can’t.” A second source close to the ex-TV star said they believe her health is “failing” due to her continued drinking issues.
“She can’t stop drinking and she needs to stop drinking. It’s just making her health problems worse.” Wendy was reportedly spotted drinking Cosmopolitan cocktails all night last month.
The presenter was seen drinking with a group she had met earlier that evening in New York City on Friday, March 17. The source said she was “completely by herself” with the exception of her driver and bodyguard when she first arrived at Fresco by Scotto.
“She was staring off into the distance until someone she knew happened to walk in,” they claimed. Later on in the evening, the group headed to the gay bar Townhouse. “When the bartender asked her what she wanted to drink, she simply said, ‘Something to get me drunk,'” the onlooker added.
In a statement, Wendy’s rep told The U.S. Sun: “Wendy was celebrating her upcoming new opportunities, she wanted to celebrate as she has things happening, making her feel like she has a new lease on life.”
MOUNTING ISSUES
Wendy was absent for the entirety of her final season of The Wendy Williams Show as she battled myriad health issues, including Graves’ disease, lymphedema, and substance abuse. Her longtime production company Debmar-Mercury announced that her show was officially canceled last summer, and that Wendy’s time slot would be going to her former guest host Sherri Shepherd.
Wendy previously claimed that she is launching a podcast, though it is unclear if any episodes have been taped as of yet. Meanwhile, the troubled star has had no clear income coming in and she has not had full control over her bank accounts since January.